Buttons and means for grouping the same



Nov. 4 1924. 4 11513.869

N. SPARER ET AL BUTTONS AND MEANS FOR 'GROUPING THE SAME Filed April 22.1924 Patented Nov. 4, 1924.

PATENT OFFICE,

April 1924. Serial No. 708,306.

To all whom'c't may concern:

' Be it known tlialtvve, NATHAN SP RnR, a "subject-fifth? Government ofAustria, and a iljj j ent dreamers- 11s; in the county of 6 Middleseic"ahdICmihoiiWalibh ofMassachustts, and MA x HA'ILPEBSON, a citizen oftheTl'nited States, and a "resident of Boston inthe county of- Suffolkand Commonwealth of Massachusettsfhave invented certain new 10 andii'se'lfiil "Imprqvemenrs inYButton's and Means fer Gi oiipiiigthe Same,of vvhichthe oew g is .sp-iwifi e iony f tion-relates tobuttons and morew eiel'ycw mel i mune b wa Y h e ,11 Ree 't 9 9me Q v s s", elf n hw rmil i ryis obi e'c't' of.th'eini ention to produce i 'i fel abl j ofornamental V 7 rily" so, which is adafitedtofb e secure 0 ag arme'nt orother artiele isiiigly, orin group Withothers of difierent'con'toufanddlesign, onvvhich may heisecuiedfin a line's ide by side with otherssainejdi li'erentcontour or design, carrier such as cord, wri hl; MP6! iA further object of the invention is to Produces @Q r d beech which lm-eb e regsdes above 1 s i i leen inexpensive means, said arrangement notbeing dependntf pdh a, stg'p';'*ii1, or process of manumigratingen rap et be accomajiii'z jmie wr m y of thebutton, jandl'by so doing the use ofspecial dies is eliminated and ea -see xf s s a ha o u tonsmay bejgrouned or strung together, with'greater fspeedi and much less expense,tha possible Withihuttons of this class the" are at present in use. i PAstilllfiili therlobject of the invention is the grantees-ii of coveredbutton, which, diirihQ the process of manufacture,has provision made'jtherein tosecure it'in, one of tuid'ways to a a n-t eat or otherobject, first hyusifig the said provided means to, directly secureit tofa g rmentjsec nd, to usethe saidme-ans to secure it'to acarrier orconnewri daemon" tot plurality of buttons, which may later be secured toa arment to form a design-thereon if desire or since the button in thepresent instance has a co back, the marinated of it on may beresorted-to.

In the fist ance, the means referred to, may be i made :to directlyengage the terial of the garment, or othenarticle,and upset to clinchthe material, in the second instance the connector, comprisingeithertape or cords, is directed into fastening position with the said meansand the said means upset micum the connector. i

It is known that covered buttons have, e e o e e un -9 a h e ri i in theinstance in mind, the-stringing was donewhgiiithe front part s of thebutto were being assem l d and h fo only' one style' size of buttonas'fijvell as shape, coul dbe ommemieuy u uh on the same connector, thuslimiting the pose? bilities of design are; string'to a' single size andshaped button.

Y The present invention contemplates a covered button which may heapplied to a garment, for instance, as an individual, or itImay-bestrung with others of a. different size and shape on a connector whichin turn may be secured to a garment, or made to form}; belt. i i i F Theinvention also contemplates the method of stringing the buttons, whichmethod enables an operator to string them with speed and accuracyregardless of size or shapeand by the use of simple means. Thefinventionfurther consists in certain features Which will be fully understoodfroma, descriptiono-fthe'drawings the claims hereinafter given.

' Of the drawings:

Figure l repres'ents in face view a, plurality covered buttons ofdifferent sizes and shapes to a connector which in the present instanceconsists of two cords "or W s on V v k V Figure 2 is a rear View of.F'ig-"urel.

Figure 3 is a section, enlarged on the line Figure l shqwing the buttonp riorto be secured to the connector.

"Figure 4 is a similar to Figure 3 but showing the button securedtoth'econ- -t v a a v v Figure 5 is a top plandiagramatic View of themeans to aid in stringing the buttons on the connector.

Figure 6 is a section through one form of adjustable rest for thebutton, in which it is held while being secured to the connector.

Figure 7 is a view of a button showing the securing means thereon andthe plunger for upsetting said means.

Figure 8 is a detail to be referred to.

Like characters designate like parts throughout the several figures ofthe drawlieferringto the drawing: i

Thedrawingherewith illustrates a plurality of buttons 10,11, '12 and 13,of differentsizes and shapes, asstrung with others 1 to ,form a. des gnor ornamentation such as mightbe used ,foridresstrimming or as a beltfor ladies wear. I

It is an object ofthe present invention 7 to produce a button which maybe readily strung as shown in thedrawing, or which may be secured to agarment singly, or in group, and which may be strung on a cord or tapeat any time after the, assemblyof the button, in a rapid and accuratemanner. i To the attainment of the objects of the invention, the buttonsuch as 13, herein shown as a plaited button somewhat similar to thatdescribed and claimed in Patent No. 1,486,309, granted March 13, 1924,is in,

the present instance composed of a front portion 14, and a back portion15 assembled as seen in Figures 3 and 4 of the. drawing herewith.

.Theifront portion comprising a shell 16,

- an ornamental plaited face 17 and tie memher 18 therefore, is or maybe as shown in said patent.

. button is in the condition shown in Figure 3,

itmay be assembled with others as shown in'Figure 1, or it may beattached to a dress or garment by inserting the spurs 21 thereinto andclinching them, or it may be sewed on by stitching through the material20 in the usual manner@ When it is tobe assembled with others, it isplaced in an adjustable holder 22 such as shown in Figure 6, with itsback portion uppermost, and cords 23 positioned under the overhangingspurs 21 as seen in Figure 5, and a plunger 24: allowed to descend toclinch the spurs around the cords to thus secure the button in place.

The cords 23 are preferably lead from spools 25 which are under thetension of springs .26, said spools being separated a sutiicientdistance apart to ensure their retention in place under the spurs duringthe operation of upsetting, asclearly shown in said Figure 5 of thedrawing.

The particular structure of the adjustable holder is of no greatimportance so long it is adaptable to different sizes and shapedbuttons, and in view of that fact, it is not thought advisabletoenterinto a detailed explanation thereof,

It is not known that an ornamental, covered button has ever beenmadethat' could be directly secured to a garment,v wholly by meansforming part of the buttoin, or that could be secured by the samemeansto a connector common to other buttons or devices andthrough that meanssecured to a garmentfor that in lieu of the use of the aforesaidmethods, could be sewed on in the usual way. 1 2 I:

It will be understood that in theplace of cord as a connector, tapemight be used as shown in Figure 8 ,of the drawing, and

therefore it isnot the intentio-nto limit the I invention to the preciseconstruction shown" as it is possible to make changes therein withoutdeparting from itsspiritand scope.

Having described the invention we claim:

1. A covered button adapted for. decorative purposes having front and'ba ck portions assembled to form said button, both of said portionshaving covers; and spurs forming part of and projecting from said 7 7back portion and piercing the cover thereof whereby said button may beattached toan article by said spurs.

2. A button comprising a plurality of parts one of which has spursforming part of and projecting therefrom and piercing another of saidparts, said spurs. being adapted to secure saidbutton to a connector; incombination with a connector adapted, to receive a plurality of saidbuttons.

A button having a front portion and a covered back portion said coverof. said back portion being of a material adapted to receivestitcheswhereby said button may be attached to an article; and meansforming part of said back portion and protruding through said materialand adapted to secure said buttonto an article independently of. saidback portion cover, 7

1. A. button comprising a front portion of stiff material; a cover forsaid front portion; a back portion of metal; a cover of fabric for saidback portion; and spurs struck up from said metal back portion andpiercing said back portion cover whereby 1 said button may be attachedto an article 5. A button having means forming part thereof to secure itto a connector; a connector; and means to string said button on saidconnector and comprising a holder for said button, means to converginglypresent two cords to said holder and means to cause said button tobecome secured to said connector While said button is in said holder;and means to adjust said holder to accommodate various sizes of buttons.10

Signed by us at Boston, Massachusetts, this 21st day of April, 1924.

NATHAN SPARER. MAX HALPERSON.

